There are many books and trainings that describe what good Product Owner should be. I have been a Product Owner for more than 5 years now. During this time I learned that there is only one skill that is essential to good Product Owner. I am ready to share it with you together with few "stories from the trenches" that will illustrate it. My presentation for Agile Tour Vilnius 2014 conference: www.agileturas.lt Vaidas Adomauskas

1. The only skill good
Product Owner
needs
Vaidas Adomauskas
2014-10-09
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5. Product Owner
3 skills
Conlcusions

6. Product Owner

7. Who is working as Product Owner?

8. What are you (Product Owner) doing?

9. According to Scrum Guide..
The Product Owner is the
sole person
responsible for
managing
the Product Backlog

10. According to Scrum Guide..
 Product Backlog management includes:
 Clearly expressing Product Backlog items;
 Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best
achieve goals and missions;
 Ensuring the value of the work the Development Team
performs;
 Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible,
transparent, and clear to all, and shows what
the Scrum Team will work on next; and,
 Ensuring the Development Team understands
items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.

11. Agile Product Ownership in a Nutshell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502ILHjX9EE

12. Skill 1

14. Dev wants to use Scrum

15. 2 options
Multitasking:
T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3
Time to Complete Task 1 (7 days)
Theoreticaly:
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
(3 days)
Reality:
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
(2 days)
Time to Complete all tasks (6 days)

16. Order Product Backlog together

17. Product Owner - facilitator

18. Skill 2

19. In 2012 the logo looked like this 

20. Scrum pilot team and project

21. Campaign Swapping

22. Let’s do hard work!

23. The result

24. 2 years fast forward…

25. Product Owner – business validator

26. Skill 3

28. Big picture
Merchant
API
mWallet
API
POS
Systems
Gas Station
Systems
Mobile POS
applications
Donation
QR Codes
…

29. Hardest decisions ever

30. Last responsible moment
2013-08 2014-03 2014-10

31. Product Owner – gold miner

32. Conclusion

34. The only skill needed is…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502ILHjX9EE
 It is the most
important word
for Product Owner...
 In fact, Pat practices it
every day in front of the
mirror.

35. The only skill needed is…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502ILHjX9EE
 The most important job
of Product Owner is to
decide what NOT to
build and take
consequences
of that decision

37. Thank You
vaidas@agilecoach.lt
+370 600 38860
www.agilecoach.lt
Questions?